Faith-based initiative imperils state and local laws, homeland security bill.(CARE Act (S.1924))(Brief Article)
Nation's Cities Weekly, September, 2002 by Pluviose-Fenton, Veronique
The Senate is engaged in a brawl over a bill that would permit direct government funding to religious institutions engaged in the delivery of social services.
The debate surrounds "The CARE Act" (S. 1924), a bill that would provide $5 billion in tax breaks and direct grants to religious institutions.
S. 1924 is silent on whether faith-based institutions in receipt of public funds have to comply with federal, state and local anti-discrimination laws.
The controversial version of the bill that passed the House, H.R. 7, specifically permits the preemption of federal, state and local anti-discrimination, contracting and other laws.
Senators Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) Joseph Lieberman, (D-Conn.), the bill's sponsors, said they were frustrated...
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